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PHASEOLUS LUNATUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lima bean
1, record 1, English, lima%20bean
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sieva bean 2, record 1, English, sieva%20bean
correct, standardized
- butter bean 3, record 1, English, butter%20bean
correct, standardized
- Rangoon bean 3, record 1, English, Rangoon%20bean
correct, standardized
- Burma bean 4, record 1, English, Burma%20bean
correct
- duffin bean 4, record 1, English, duffin%20bean
correct
- sugar bean 4, record 1, English, sugar%20bean
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Fabaceae. 5, record 1, English, - lima%20bean
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lima bean; butter bean; sieva bean; rangoon bean: terms standardized by ISO. 6, record 1, English, - lima%20bean
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- haricot de Lima
1, record 1, French, haricot%20de%20Lima
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pois savon 2, record 1, French, pois%20savon
correct, masculine noun, Antilles, standardized
- pois du Cap 3, record 1, French, pois%20du%20Cap
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- haricot de Madagascar 4, record 1, French, haricot%20de%20Madagascar
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- fève créole 5, record 1, French, f%C3%A8ve%20cr%C3%A9ole
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- pois chouche 5, record 1, French, pois%20chouche
correct, masculine noun, Antilles, standardized
- pois doux 5, record 1, French, pois%20doux
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Antilles, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille Fabaceae. 6, record 1, French, - haricot%20de%20Lima
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
haricot de Lima; pois du Cap; haricot de Madagascar; fève créole; pois chouche; pois doux; pois savon : termes normalisés par l'ISO. 7, record 1, French, - haricot%20de%20Lima
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
pois doux : nom commun utilisé aussi pour désigner l'espèce Inga edulis. 6, record 1, French, - haricot%20de%20Lima
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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